monday's grateful journal

it used to be a wednesday thing a really long time ago... then the world exploded and i gave up.  now the world is slowly getting pieced back together and super glued that way forever, and it's going to be a monday thing :)

i am grateful for:

monday mornings that don't require scratchy tights and ill-fitting skirts and ugly already-creased-before-i-ever-leave-the-house company-issue blouses and sweaty inedible lunches.  percentage i miss working in an office: 78% (i do miss totally the lunches,  pot lucks, chit chat and machine-generated coffee..... and the money!!!)

Coco Chanel and Coco Chanel Mademoiselle and Chanel 19 and Chanel Cristalle, in full eau de parfum bottles (i didn't say the grateful list wouldn't be completely shallow and materialistic...) 

a warm house on a cold day and a cool house on a warm day (it's pretty warm here!)

living on a pretty street that makes me happy everytime i drive along it

my best friend

Sam's bus driver.  we were late this morning.  as always.  i was skidding over ice patches, making up 15 syllable cursewords, fasten-your-seatbelt beeper beeping like crazy, and as we drove up the street we saw her disappearing..... but no!  she was watching for us, and she stopped, bless her heart, and waited for Sam.... oh my god Raffi, I LOVE YOU!!!!!!  to the moon and back!

sick days.  the baby of the family has bloodshot eyes from coughing so hard... i'm not grateful for that... but i am grateful for sleepy mornings when i can snuggle him on the couch and make him a smoothie and read "I Survived" books to him  and he rests his head on me and is my baby again

feeling better.  being able to stand up without holding onto something.  feeling better is so much better

up-to-date laundry

Target and the red card which makes every purchase that little bit more appealing

off to Target RIGHT NOW with the sickly boy who is getting an Icee and medicine and a little Lego set (because he is so very lovely)